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Free Citizens’ Party – from Brussels to Prague?

KANIOK, Petr

Basic information

Original name

Free Citizens’ Party – from Brussels to Prague?

Authors

KANIOK, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

22nd International Conference of Europeanists, Paris July 8-10 2015, 2015

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

France

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/15:00080894

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords (in Czech)

Party of Free Citizens - Euroscepticism - niche party - European Parliament

Keywords in English

Party of Free Citizens - Euroscepticism - niche party - European Parliament

Tags

International impact
Změněno: 13/7/2015 10:56, prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Although the political objectives of hard Eurosceptic parties are particularly related to the European integration, a presence in the European Parliament (EP) is not their final or solitary goal. Just in the contrary, to fulfil their main objective – usually the disbanding of the European Union (EU) – they need relevance at the national level as well. This condition is however hardly to achieve as it is difficult to get established on the national scene: success in elections to the EP frequently comes sooner and more easily. Thus, being represented at the EU level can create an opportunity to use this level of representation as a springboard to the national party scene. This article - based on the theory of roles – tries to reveal if (and how) such process may happen. It uses the case of the Free Citizens’ Party (in Czech, Strana Svobodných Občanů, Svobodní, SSO), a Czech party, to analyse what strategies a hard Eurosceptic party represented in the EP but not at the national level employees to lever the EP as a springboard to national relevance.

Links

GA13-24657S, research and development project
Name: Evropa 2020: Horizont proměny relevantních aktérů politického systému České republiky
Investor: Czech Science Foundation